The scene was a closed storefront on an overcast summer afternoon. The combination of flat, dull lighting, a large swath of concrete and a building painted a monochromatic, slightly weathered off-white yielded a tableau where only these two objects presented any significant color. Ah, and what a surprising plumage the boot does display!
The pole, in an earlier century, might have served as a horse tie; I was left wondering if the boot had escaped its intended mooring. Certainly dressed up as it was, one could sense that boot was made for walking . . .
The composition is relatively straight forward here. Ironically the pole's nearly uniform color deprives it of a sense of depth and weight; it seems to float in the image whereas the boot, designed to be on the move, seems the more fixed in place, huddling against the bench.
Das Boot, #4344
(c)2009 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.
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Details: August 22, 2009; Canon 20D; f/11 @ 1/100 sec; -2/3 EV; ISO 400; 44mm.
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